Academic Search Complete:The world's most comprehensive scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database. View Tipsheet Biological Abstract and BIOSIS Preview Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research Garden, Landscape and Horticulture Index Access to articles about gardens and plants. Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy OhioLink Electronic Journal Full text of research journals. Environmental Complete Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy resources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning. SpringerProtocols This subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Compiling protocols from Humana’s book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, as well as from a vast number of Laboratory Handbooks.
Birds of North America. Birds of North America (BNA) Online provides a living resource of comprehensive life histories and current research for more than seven hundred species of birds breeding in the United States Genomics Produced by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, this site provides information on the Human Genome Project, links to tutorials and guides on genetic disorders, chromosomes, and genome maps. KhanAcademy is a nonprofit organization for students and professionals.Students can make use of our extensive video library, interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with access to the web National Human Genome Research Institute The Institute provided the lead in the Human Genome Project which concluded in 2003. Current efforts are focused on "research aimed at improving human health and fighting disease." The site includes links to informaiton on ethics, grants, and educational resources. Plants National Database Maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture�s National Resources Conservation Service, this site �includes information on the vascular and nonvascular plants of the United States and its territories. It includes checklists, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plants symbols, growth data, and references
Books and media in the area of Biology can be located in the UA library catalog using keywords or subject headings.In addition, you can limit your results to Audio Visual materials or materials located at Wayne College Library. View Tipsheet
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Recommended Reference Tools in the Library's Collection
Books in the library's collection:
REF GE 10 .E38 2011 Environmental encyclopediaGE 10 .M66 2000 Encyclopedia of environmental science
QH 588.S83 K45 2007 Stem cells
QR 9 .M33 2011 Encyclopedia of microbiology
REF QM 25 .N46 1997 Atlas of human anatomy
REF RB 113 .A87 2010 Atlas of Pathophysiology
Online:
Biomes and ecosystemsEncyclopedia of evolution
Encyclopedia of mammals
Dictionary of biology
Imaging atlas of human anatomy
New encyclopedia of birds
The new encyclopedia of insects and their allies
Oxford companion to the body
Recommended Databases:
Academic Search Complete:The world's most comprehensive scholarly, multidisciplinary full-text database. View TipsheetBiological Abstract and BIOSIS Preview Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research
Garden, Landscape and Horticulture Index Access to articles about gardens and plants. Topics include horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy
OhioLink Electronic Journal Full text of research journals.
Environmental Complete Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy resources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning.
SpringerProtocols This subscription-based electronic database of reproducible laboratory protocols in the Life and Biomedical Sciences. Compiling protocols from Humana’s book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, as well as from a vast number of Laboratory Handbooks.
View a tutorial: Performed an advance search using EBSCO Host Databases
View a tutorial: Perform a basic search using EBSCO host databases
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E-Journals:
E-Journal Finder: Access a list of full text journals from a variety of DatabasesEJC : Access a list of full text Biology journals
Titles:
Cell
Journal of biology
Journal of genetics
Journal of evolution biology
Nature
Recommended Websites:
Birds of North America. Birds of North America (BNA) Online provides a living resource of comprehensive life histories and current research for more than seven hundred species of birds breeding in the United StatesGenomics Produced by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, this site provides information on the Human Genome Project, links to tutorials and guides on genetic disorders, chromosomes, and genome maps.
KhanAcademy is a nonprofit organization for students and professionals.Students can make use of our extensive video library, interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with access to the web
National Human Genome Research Institute The Institute provided the lead in the Human Genome Project which concluded in 2003. Current efforts are focused on "research aimed at improving human health and fighting disease." The site includes links to informaiton on ethics, grants, and educational resources.
Plants National Database Maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture�s National Resources Conservation Service, this site �includes information on the vascular and nonvascular plants of the United States and its territories. It includes checklists, species abstracts, distributional data, crop information, plants symbols, growth data, and references
Professional Organizations:
American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Society for Microbiology
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Brush Up on the Basics
Need an overview on this topic? Check out these basic resources:Audiovisual:
QM 23.2 .A638 2007 DVD Anatomy part 1QM 23.2 .A638 2007 DVD Anatomy part 2
QH 307.2 .C673 4 volume set Core Biology
QH 367 .E96 2001 DVD Evolution
QM 603 .B56 2006 DVD The Biology of prenatal development
QP 34.5 .B639 DVD Body atlas ( 4 volume set)
QP 34.5 .B6393 2007 DVD Incredible human machine
RG 696 .I5 2007 DVD In the womb: multiples
Books:
QH 307.2 .S54 2010 Biology for dummiesQH 307.2 .S75 2004 Basics of biology
QH 361 .B76 2007 Evolution : a historical perspective
QH 430 .W55 2006 Genetics demystified
QH 447 .S53 2014 Genes a very short introduction
QH 541.5 .C7 S443 2014 Coral reefs a very short introduction
QR41.2 .B48 2005 Microbiology demystified
QR74.8 .A49 2013 Bacteria a very short introduction
Online Materials:
Birth (On-line film)Cells: the building blocks of life
Discover the human body
Gray's anatomy of the human body
In the womb (on-line film)
Nature of biology (on-line film)
Plant biology (On-line film)
Journey into the cell (YouTube video)
Discovery Video- cells (YouTube Video)
Finding Books & Media
Books and media in the area of Biology can be located in the UA library catalog using keywords or subject headings.In addition, you can limit your results to Audio Visual materials or materials located at Wayne College Library. View TipsheetIf you cannot locate materials through the UA Library catalog, you can search the OhioLink Central Catalog
View Tipsheet: OhioLink Central Catalog
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The Smucker Learning Center's documents and informationStyle Guides in the Library's collection:
Ready Reference LB2369 .G53 2009 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
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